Until the mid-19th century, the standard chest had either four long, or three long and two short drawers. Rarely were there any exceptions to this rule. A chest with three drawers, or a series of small upper drawers, purporting to be Georgian, will probably have been converted from a chest-on-chest or tallboy. It is true that the 18th century commode often contain two long deep drawers, but this was a much grander and more decorative piece altogether, intended for drawing rooms, not bedrooms, and in any case was usually made to stand on legs. The standard chest of drawers continued to be made throughout the 19th and early 20th centuries (some Edwardian pine chests even had bracket feet), but variations were introduced during the mid-Victorian period, with some chests having seven or more drawers usually a deep hat drawer and smaller glove compartments. Chests with more...

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A stained pine chest of seven drawers, 130 x 120 x 50 cm

Stained Pine Chest with Seven Drawers

A stained pine chest of seven drawers, 130 x 120 x 50 cm

Louis XV style semainier chest with seven drawers & ormolu…

Louis XV Semainier Chest with Ormolu Mounts

Louis XV style semainier chest with seven drawers & ormolu mounts, 122 cm, high, 47 cm, wide & 37 cm, deep, knob missing from bottom drawer

Louis XV style French upright chest of seven drawers with…

French Louis XV Marble Top Chest with 7 Drawers (Chipped)

Louis XV style French upright chest of seven drawers with marble top (marble top chipped)

An English 19th century mahogany seven drawer chest having…

19th Century Mahogany Seven Drawer Chest with Floral Carvings

An English 19th century mahogany seven drawer chest having carved floral decoration and central hat drawer, height 122 cm, width 113 cm, depth 50 cm

Small chest of seven drawers, approx 77 cm high, 34 cm wide, 23…

Compact Seven-Drawer Chest

Small chest of seven drawers, approx 77 cm high, 34 cm wide, 23 cm deep

An Austrian Historismus walnut chest of seven drawers, 142 x 87…

Austrian Walnut Chest with 7 Drawers

An Austrian Historismus walnut chest of seven drawers, 142 x 87 x 48 cm

A Victorian mahogany chest of seven drawers, 128 x 112 x 47 cm

Victorian Mahogany 7-Drawer Chest

A Victorian mahogany chest of seven drawers, 128 x 112 x 47 cm

A cedar chest of seven drawers

Seven-Drawer Cedar Chest

A cedar chest of seven drawers

An antique Australian cedar seven drawer chest with cantilever…

An antique Australian cedar seven drawer chest with cantilever top and carved corbels, South Australian origin, 19th century, 126 cm high, 119 cm wide, 53 cm deep

A 1930s burr walnut chest of seven drawers in the Chippendale…

Chippendale-style Burr Walnut Chest with Seven Drawers

A 1930s burr walnut chest of seven drawers in the Chippendale style, 90 cm high. 80 cm wide, 55 cm deep

A Victorian mahogany tallboy chest of drawers, 19th century,…

Victorian Mahogany Tallboy Chest of Drawers

A Victorian mahogany tallboy chest of drawers, 19th century, with an extended cornice above an ogee frieze drawer, seven drawers with knob handles flanked by Barley twist supports, upon bun feet, 141 cm high, 117 cm wide, 54 cm deep

An Australian pine straight front chest, 19th century with…

19th Century Australian Pine Chest with Seven Drawers

An Australian pine straight front chest, 19th century with seven drawers. 121 cm high, 107 cm wide, 45 cm deep

An antique kauri pine chest of seven drawers, South Australian…

South Australian Antique Kauri Pine Chest, Late 19th Century

An antique kauri pine chest of seven drawers, South Australian origin, late 19th century, 125 cm high, 119 cm wide, 51 cm deep

A tramp art miniature seven drawer chest, cedar box cedar with…

Tramp Art Miniature Seven Drawer Chest

A tramp art miniature seven drawer chest, cedar box cedar with gilt metal roundels, circa 1890s, 31 cm high, 25 cm wide, 13 cm deep

An Austrian Historismus walnut chest of seven drawers, 142 x 87…

Austrian Historismus Walnut Chest of Seven Drawers

An Austrian Historismus walnut chest of seven drawers, 142 x 87 x 48 cm

A flame mahogany chest of seven drawers, 127 x 123 x 52 cm

Flame Mahogany 7-Drawer Chest

A flame mahogany chest of seven drawers, 127 x 123 x 52 cm

An Australian cedar seven drawer chest with carved hat drawer…

19th Century Australian Cedar 7-Drawer Chest with Carvings

An Australian cedar seven drawer chest with carved hat drawer and bobbin turned columns, 19th century, 122 cm high, 116 cm wide, 53 cm deep

Collectors specimen cabinet, mid 19th century mahogany with two…

19th Century Mahogany Collector's Cabinet

Collectors specimen cabinet, mid 19th century mahogany with two panelled doors and seven drawer fitted interior, height 60 cm, width 58 cm, depth 44 cm

A French upright seven drawer marquetry inlaid marble top chest.…

French Marquetry Inlaid Marble Top Chest

A French upright seven drawer marquetry inlaid marble top chest. 135 cm high, 77 cm wide, 43 cm deep.

A Continental oak & walnut chest of seven drawers with gallery…

Oak & Walnut Chest with Gallery Top and 7 Drawers

A Continental oak & walnut chest of seven drawers with gallery top

Chest on chest late 19th century, faded mahogany, seven drawers,…

Faded Mahogany Chest with Sarcophagus Top and Brass Accents

Chest on chest late 19th century, faded mahogany, seven drawers, with sarcophagus top, brass escutcheons, height 163 cm, length 102 cm, depth 51 cm

A vintage mahogany Wellington chest, seven drawers, raised on…

Mahogany Wellington Chest with 7 Drawers

A vintage mahogany Wellington chest, seven drawers, raised on plinth base, requires some attention. Width 62 cm, depth 40 cm, height 112 cm.

Antique cedar seven drawer chest of drawers, approx 118 cm high,…

Antique Cedar 7-Drawer Chest - 118cm x 110cm

Antique cedar seven drawer chest of drawers, approx 118 cm high, 110 cm wide

Chest on chest of drawers late 19th century, seven drawers with,…

Antique Sarcophagus Top Chest of Drawers

Chest on chest of drawers late 19th century, seven drawers with, sarcophagus top, and brass escutcheons, height 158 cm, length 105 cm, depth 54 cm

Tallboy chest of drawers late 19th century, mahogany seven…

Late 19th Century Mahogany Tallboy Chest of Drawers

Tallboy chest of drawers late 19th century, mahogany seven drawers, oak secondary timbers, height 148 cm, length 106 cm, depth 50 cm

A miniature mahogany Wellington chest, lift-up lid to the top…

Mahogany Wellington Chest with Seven Drawers

A miniature mahogany Wellington chest, lift-up lid to the top compartment, seven drawers and traditional mechanism, raised on plinth base (suitable as a jewellery chest). Width 38 cm, depth 27 cm, height 61 cm.

An antique Australian cedar seven drawer chest with cedar…

19th Century Australian Cedar Seven Drawer Chest

An antique Australian cedar seven drawer chest with cedar secondary timbers, 19th century, backing boards replaced with ply, 129 cm high, 117 cm wide, 51 cm deep

French inlaid upright chest fitted with seven drawers

French Inlaid 7-Drawer Upright Chest

French inlaid upright chest fitted with seven drawers

Blackwood tallboy chest, solid blackwood chest fitted with…

Solid Blackwood Tallboy Chest with 7 Drawers

Blackwood tallboy chest, solid blackwood chest fitted with seven drawers, flanked by half turned columns

A French walnut seven drawer upright chest with satinwood and…

French Walnut Seven-Drawer Chest with Satinwood and Ebony Bonding

A French walnut seven drawer upright chest with satinwood and ebony bonding. 136 cm high, 65 cm wide, 37 cm deep.

A Colonial cedar tallboy chest of seven drawers, 128 x 112 x 50…

Cedar Colonial Tallboy with 7 Drawers

A Colonial cedar tallboy chest of seven drawers, 128 x 112 x 50 cm

Chest on chest of drawers late 19th century mahogany, with a…

Mahogany Chest with Sarcophagus Top and Seven Drawers

Chest on chest of drawers late 19th century mahogany, with a sarcophagus top, seven drawers, height 160 cm, length 100 cm, depth 50 cm

Late Victorian chest on chest, flame mahogany seven drawer,…

Flame Mahogany Chest on Chest with Seven Drawers

Late Victorian chest on chest, flame mahogany seven drawer, height 161 cm, length 101 cm, depth 50 cm

Antique Australian cedar & pine seven drawer chest of drawers,…

Antique Cedar and Pine Chest of Drawers

Antique Australian cedar & pine seven drawer chest of drawers, fitted with split bobbin turned decoration to the sides, approx 123 cm high, 110 cm wide, 48 cm deep

Cedar chest early Australian, seven drawers, bobbin turned…

Australian Cedar Chest with Bobbin Turned Columns

Cedar chest early Australian, seven drawers, bobbin turned columns, height 130, width 123, depth 56 cm (approx)

A Victorian Australian cedar chest, circa 1880, of generous…

Victorian Cedar Chest with Seven Drawers and Turned Handles

A Victorian Australian cedar chest, circa 1880, of generous proportions having an extended top with an ogee shaped frieze drawer above an arrangement of seven drawers with turned handles including a central panelled drawer flanked by two smaller and a…

An antique Australian cedar seven drawer chest of drawers with…

Antique Australian Cedar Seven Drawer Chest

An antique Australian cedar seven drawer chest of drawers with cedar and red pine secondaries, circa 1880 122 cm high, 116 cm wide, 50 cm deep

A French flame mahogany seven drawer upright chest with marble…

French Mahogany Marble Top Upright Chest

A French flame mahogany seven drawer upright chest with marble top. 145 cm high, 113 cm wide, 49 cm deep.

A late 19th-century Australian cedar tallboy chest, seven…

Antique Cedar Tallboy Chest with Seven Drawers

A late 19th-century Australian cedar tallboy chest, seven drawers, 132 x 121 x 52 cm

Chest of drawers, mid 19th century Victorian cedar, seven…

Victorian Cedar 7-Drawer Chest with Mother of Pearl Handles

Chest of drawers, mid 19th century Victorian cedar, seven drawer breakfront with, mother of pearl inlaid handles, carved foliate corbels and bun feet, height 129 cm, width 128 cm, depth 52 cm

19th century cedar chest, fitted with seven drawers, original…

Antique Cedar Chest with Mother of Pearl Handles and Legs

19th century cedar chest, fitted with seven drawers, original handles with mother of pearl inlays, supported on turned legs

An Australian colonial cedar chest of seven drawers

Australian Cedar Chest with Seven Drawers

An Australian colonial cedar chest of seven drawers

Australian colonial cedar chest of seven drawers flanked by…

Colonial Cedar Chest with Bobbin Columns

Australian colonial cedar chest of seven drawers flanked by half turned bobbin columns

A Victorian mahogany miniature Wellington chest, seven drawers,…

Miniature Mahogany Wellington Chest with Lock and Key

A Victorian mahogany miniature Wellington chest, seven drawers, turned wood knobs, on plinth base, drawers all locked in place by a hinged panel to both sides, one panel with lock and key. 37.5 x 26 x 51 cm

Louis XVI style mahogany and marquetry semainier, the…

Louis XVI Mahogany Semainier with Marquetry and Marble Top

Louis XVI style mahogany and marquetry semainier, the rectangular marble top over seven drawers with brass escutcheons, raised on short cabriole legs with ormolu sabots, marble (A/F), height 153 cm, width 50 cm, depth 35 cm. Provenance: Christopher Davis…

Vintage French Louis XV style marble topped seven drawer…

French Louis XV Style Marble Semainier

Vintage French Louis XV style marble topped seven drawer parquetry semainier, 140 cm high, 65 cm wide

19th century seven drawer chest of drawers flanked by reeded…

Reeded 19th Century Seven Drawer Chest of Drawers

19th century seven drawer chest of drawers flanked by reeded corbels and pilasters on turned legs, some damage, cedar and huon pine secondary timbers. Please note backboards have been replaced with ply, 135 cm high, 132 cm wide, 59 cm deep,

Chest on chest late Victorian, flame mahogany, seven drawers,…

Victorian Flame Mahogany Chest with Seven Drawers

Chest on chest late Victorian, flame mahogany, seven drawers, on bun feet, with brass Escutheons, height 160 cm, length 100 cm, depth 50 cm

19th century cedar seven drawer chest of drawers on turned legs…

19th Century Cedar Chest of Drawers with Huon Pine Secondary

19th century cedar seven drawer chest of drawers on turned legs with huon pine secondary timber, 113 cm high, 116 cm wide, 54 cm deep,

An antique Australian cedar chest of seven drawers, 19th…

19th Century Australian Cedar Chest with Seven Drawers

An antique Australian cedar chest of seven drawers, 19th century, 123 cm high, 110 cm wide, 51 cm deep

A French seven drawer ormolu mounted marble top upright chest.…

French Ormolu Marble Top Upright Chest with Seven Drawers

A French seven drawer ormolu mounted marble top upright chest. 135 cm high, 74 cm wide, 38 cm deep.

A late 19th century mahogany Wellington chest of seven drawers

Mahogany Wellington Chest with 7 Drawers

A late 19th century mahogany Wellington chest of seven drawers

A French walnut upright seven drawer tall chest with marble top.…

French Walnut Marble Top Tall Chest

A French walnut upright seven drawer tall chest with marble top. Height 152 cm, width 80 cm, depth 41 cm.

Huon pine seven drawer chest of drawers

Seven-Drawer Huon Pine Chest

Huon pine seven drawer chest of drawers

Chest of drawers, mid 19th century full cedar, seven drawer…

Mid 19th Century Cedar Chest of Drawers

Chest of drawers, mid 19th century full cedar, seven drawer with, mother of pearl inlay handles & escutcheons, half bobbin Turn columns and bun feet, height 127 width 112 cm, depth

A William IV flame mahogany chest of seven drawers with turned…

William IV Flame Mahogany Chest with 7 Drawers

A William IV flame mahogany chest of seven drawers with turned columns

A fine French walnut upright seven drawer marble top chest. 159…

French Walnut Marble Top Chest with Seven Drawers

A fine French walnut upright seven drawer marble top chest. 159 cm high, 55 cm wide, 44 cm deep.

A tall French walnut seven drawer chest. 122 cm high, 61 cm…

French Walnut Seven Drawer Chest

A tall French walnut seven drawer chest. 122 cm high, 61 cm wide, 36 cm deep.

French parquetry semainier with seven drawers, approx 130 cm x…

French Parquetry Semainier with Seven Drawers

French parquetry semainier with seven drawers, approx 130 cm x 56 cm wide, 40 cm deep

A French Louis XV style walnut tall chest, the yellow shaped…

Louis XV Style Walnut Tall Chest with Marble Top

A French Louis XV style walnut tall chest, the yellow shaped marble top, above seven drawers, flanked by canted corners, with a shaped apron, on tapering supports, with ormolu sabots. 110 cm high, 46 cm wide, 32 cm deep.

An Australian cedar chest, mid 19th century, chest of seven…

Mid 19th Century Australian Cedar Chest with Seven Drawers

An Australian cedar chest, mid 19th century, chest of seven drawers, two central small drawers flanked by two Larger drawers, over three full width drawers, turned columns on break front plinth

A Louis XV style tulipwood semainier, circa 1930s, with a…

Louis XV Style Tulipwood Semainier with Marble Top

A Louis XV style tulipwood semainier, circa 1930s, with a purple and cream shaped marble top above seven drawers with floral, inlay to shaped and strung reserves, with short hipped curvaceous feet, gilt, bronze mounts and sabots, height 133 cm, width 63…

A Louis XV style inlaid tulipwood semainier, circa 1930s, with…

Inlaid Tulipwood Semainier with Gilt Bronze Mounts

A Louis XV style inlaid tulipwood semainier, circa 1930s, with a purple and ochre marble top of serpentine profile above seven drawers with book end veneer and strung reserves with floral marquetry, hipped edges and raised on small cabriole feet,…

A French Louis XVI style walnut seven drawer tall chest with…

Louis XVI Walnut Tall Chest with Marble Top

A French Louis XVI style walnut seven drawer tall chest with marble top and brass gallery. 120 cm high, 47 cm wide, 33 cm deep.

A Louis XV style tulipwood bombe semainier, early 20th century,…

Louis XV Style Tulipwood Semainier with Marble Top

A Louis XV style tulipwood bombe semainier, early 20th century, with a soft apricot and grey marble top of serpentine profile above seven drawers with book end and feather banded details, with boldly hipped edges flowing to short splayed legs, with gilt…

Fine quality Victorian mahogany chest fitted with seven drawers

Victorian Mahogany Chest with 7 Drawers

Fine quality Victorian mahogany chest fitted with seven drawers

A late Georgian mahogany chest of seven drawers with ebony…

Georgian Mahogany Chest with Ebony Stringing & 7 Drawers

A late Georgian mahogany chest of seven drawers with ebony stringing, cock beading and shaped apron

A French Louis XV style kingwood and serpentine fronted upright…

Louis XV Style Kingwood Serpentine Fronted Chest

A French Louis XV style kingwood and serpentine fronted upright seven drawer chest. 132 cm high, 59 cm wide, 37 cm deep.

An original English oak seven drawer Wellington chest

English Oak Wellington 7-Drawer Chest

An original English oak seven drawer Wellington chest

Biedermeier style walnut chest of drawers, with seven drawers…

Biedermeier Walnut Chest with 7 Drawers

Biedermeier style walnut chest of drawers, with seven drawers on block feet

A French Empire flame mahogany chest, the marble top above…

French Empire Flame Mahogany Chest with Bronze Mounts

A French Empire flame mahogany chest, the marble top above seven drawers flanked bronze mounts. 145 cm high, 83 cm wide, 44 cm deep.

A Louis XVI style tulipwood semainier, c1900 With moulded…

Louis XVI Tulipwood Semainier with Marble Top

A Louis XVI style tulipwood semainier, c1900 With moulded rounded rectangular grey and white marble top above seven drawers with quarter veneer panels and cross-banding, the sides with similar parquetry decoration, further embellished with neoclassical…

W.H. Rocke & Co. of Melbourne, antique huon pine seven drawer…

Antique Huon Pine Seven Drawer Chest

W.H. Rocke & Co. of Melbourne, antique huon pine seven drawer chest, 19th century, 123 cm high, 115 cm wide, 49 cm deep

An Australian miniature chest of seven drawers in the Victorian…

Australian Victorian Style Miniature Chest of Drawers

An Australian miniature chest of seven drawers in the Victorian style, huon pine and cedar, late 20th century, 44 cm high, 40 cm wide, 27 cm deep

A Louis XV style tulipwood semainier, circa 1930, with a…

Louis XV Style Tulipwood Semainier with Marble Top

A Louis XV style tulipwood semainier, circa 1930, with a mottled yellow marble shaped top above seven drawers each with quarter veneer shaped panels and stringing, the sides conforming, with a shaped apron and raised on short cabriolet legs, with gilt…

A French walnut upright seven drawer marble top chest, 126 cm…

French Walnut Marble Top Chest with 7 Drawers

A French walnut upright seven drawer marble top chest, 126 cm high, 57 cm wide, 36 cm deep

A French walnut and inlaid tall chest, the marble top above…

French Inlaid Walnut Tall Chest with Ormolu Details

A French walnut and inlaid tall chest, the marble top above seven drawers with ring ormolu handles flanked by pilasters with ormolu corbels on turned feet. 145 cm high, 70 cm wide, 38 cm deep

A French mahogany upright chest. Having seven drawers and…

French Mahogany Upright Chest with Marble Top

A French mahogany upright chest. Having seven drawers and spiral columns to the side with marble top. Height 145 cm, length 82 cm, depth 48 cm.

A Louis XV style inlaid tulipwood semainier, circa 1930s, with…

Inlaid Tulipwood Semainier with Marble Top and Gilt Bronze Mounts

A Louis XV style inlaid tulipwood semainier, circa 1930s, with a mottled rouge and terracotta marble top of serpentine profile above seven drawers with parquetry designs to shaped and strung reserves and raised on short splayed feet, with gilt bronze…

A French Louis XV style kingwood and floral marquetry…

Louis XV Style Marquetry Chest

A French Louis XV style kingwood and floral marquetry serpentine front upright seven drawer chest, 142 cm high, 83 cm wide, 44 cm deep.

A French mahogany and brass bound upright seven drawer marble…

French Mahogany Marble Top Chest with Brass Accents

A French mahogany and brass bound upright seven drawer marble top chest with brass gallery, 147 cm high, 73 cm wide, 39 cm deep.

An Oak Wellington chest of seven drawers of graduated depth…

Oak Wellington Chest with Seven Drawers

An Oak Wellington chest of seven drawers of graduated depth with hinged locking bars to either side, raised on plinth base. 58.5 cm x 40 cm x 116 cm.

A seven drawer chest, solid huon pine, Tasmanian origin, circa…

Antique Tasmanian Huon Pine Chest with Seven Drawers

A seven drawer chest, solid huon pine, Tasmanian origin, circa 1890, 124 cm high, 121 cm wide, 52 cm deep

A French Louis XV style walnut and upright serpentine shape…

Louis XV Walnut Serpentine Chest with Marble Top

A French Louis XV style walnut and upright serpentine shape seven drawer marble top chest. 140 cm high, 84 cm wide, 43 cm deep.

A French serpentine front kingwood and floral marquetry seven…

Floral Marquetry Kingwood Chest with Marble Top

A French serpentine front kingwood and floral marquetry seven drawer marble top chest

A French mahogany upright seven drawer chest having marble top…

French Mahogany Upright Chest with Marble Top and Brass Gallery

A French mahogany upright seven drawer chest having marble top and brass gallery. 120 cm high, 60 cm wide, 35 cm deep

A French kingwood and marquetry inlaid tall chest, with a…

French Kingwood Inlaid Tall Chest with Ormolu Mounts

A French kingwood and marquetry inlaid tall chest, with a marble top, above seven drawers with ormolu mounts. 139 cm high, 58 cm wide, 37 cm deep

A French 19th century rosewood tall chest, with a rouge marble…

19th Century French Rosewood Tall Chest with Marble Top

A French 19th century rosewood tall chest, with a rouge marble top above seven drawers flanked by satinwood canted corners. 136 cm high, 94 cm wide, 36 cm deep

Handsome huon pine chest of seven drawers with turned mushroom…

Huon Pine Chest with 7 Drawers and Bun Feet

Handsome huon pine chest of seven drawers with turned mushroom knobs on bun feet

A Continental walnut tall seven drawer chest. 148 cm high, 62…

Continental Walnut Tall 7-Drawer Chest

A Continental walnut tall seven drawer chest. 148 cm high, 62 cm wide, 41 cm deep

A Victorian flame mahogany seven drawer tallboy, 100 x 52 x 164…

Victorian Flame Mahogany Tallboy with 7 Drawers

A Victorian flame mahogany seven drawer tallboy, 100 x 52 x 164 cm.

A colonial kauri seven drawer scotch chest, the drawer fronts…

Colonial Kauri Scotch Chest with Mottled Veneer and Crystal Handle

A colonial kauri seven drawer scotch chest, the drawer fronts and rounded sides with mottled veneer, the central hat drawer with a burr totara panel and crystal handle flanked to the left by two small drawers and to the right a deep drawer with conforming…

A fine antique Scottish chest of seven drawers, mahogany with…

Antique Scottish Mahogany Chest with Inlay and Original Knobs

A fine antique Scottish chest of seven drawers, mahogany with ebony string inlay and satinwood cross-banding with original horn and mother of pearl inlaid knobs, original separate base with turned feet, circa 1830, 123 cm high, 125 cm wide, 57 cm deep

A French Louis VX style walnut serpentine shaped seven drawer…

Louis VX Walnut Tall Chest with Marble Top

A French Louis VX style walnut serpentine shaped seven drawer marble top tall chest. 141 cm high, 82 cm wide, 45 cm deep

An Edwardian mahogany Wellington chest; fitted with seven…

Edwardian Mahogany Wellington Chest with Seven Drawers

An Edwardian mahogany Wellington chest; fitted with seven drawers., 108 cm, high 61 cm, wide 40 cm, deep

A Victorian mahogany Wellington chest, seven drawers, locking…

Victorian Mahogany Wellington Chest with 7 Drawers

A Victorian mahogany Wellington chest, seven drawers, locking mechanism in working order, raised on plinth base. 51 x 34 x 103 cm.